Vortex flow around a circular cylinder above a plane
Fluid Dynamics
2012-08-29 v1
Abstract
The study of vortex flows in the vicinity of multiple solid obstacles is of considerable theoretical interest and practical importance. In particular, the case of flows past a circular cylinder placed above a plane wall has attracted a lot of attention recently. In this case, a stationary vortex is formed in front of the cylinder, in contradistinction to the usual case without the plane where a vortex pair is observed behind the cylinder. In the present work, we apply modern complex analysis techniques to obtain the complex potential for the problem of one point-vortex placed in a uniform stream past a circular cylinder above a plane. A typical streamline pattern is also shown.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1208.5663,
title = {Vortex flow around a circular cylinder above a plane},
author = {M. N. Moura and G. L. Vasconcelos},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.5663},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
3 pages, 3 figures